A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding identification and regulation of motor vehicles and traffic, so as to prohibit local governments from regulating energy sources of motor vehicles and watercraft; to provide for definitions; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to create and establish a purpose for the Georgia Boating Access Task Force; to provide for duties related to ensuring safe and adequate boating access on any waters of this state; to provide for composition and manner of appointment of such task force and compensation for members; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
Maddy summaryHB 148, the Public Accountancy Act of 2025, revises Georgia's licensing rules for certified public accountants (CPAs). It requires applicants to complete 150 college credits (including an accounting concentration) and establishes new experience options: one year for those with a bachelor's degree or two years for those without. The bill also updates requirements for accounting firms, reciprocity agreements, and makes minor conforming changes to local government audit laws. These changes directly affect individuals seeking CPA licensure and accounting firms operating in Georgia.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to revise the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult, the modification and termination of such guardianship, and the appointment of emergency guardian; to revise the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a conservator for an adult, the modification and termination of such conservatorship, and the appointment of emergency conservator; to provide for limitations on the powers and duties of certain emergency conservators; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require employers of school employees to provide leaves of absence for the donation of bone marrow and organs; to provide for standards and conditions for granting such leaves of absence; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to authorize notice of certain public hearings by the Department of Transportation by electronic publication; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities; to provide for a list of such goods; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to repeal provisions related to contracting with China; to provide for powers of the Georgia Technology Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Lottery for Education Act," so as to correct a reference; to provide for the application of the provisions of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act to certain provisions of the Code relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines; to provide for exemptions from the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act regarding the Georgia Lottery Corporation for certain matters not related to bona fide coin operated amusement machines; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for a one-time tax credit for individual taxpayers who filed income tax returns for the 2023 and 2024 taxable years; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation of specialized land transactions, so as to revise provisions related to property owners' associations; to require such associations to provide annual certificates of good standing for the payment of assessments and other charges; to require such associations to offer participation in alternative dispute resolution prior to the creation of a lien for unpaid assessments and other charges; to amend Code Section 44-14-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fee for a future conveyance and limited circumstances relative to property, so as to provide for a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as authorize local election superintendents to conduct manual recounts of ballots following the computation, canvassing, and tabulation of returns in an election; to address discrepancies raised by such recounts; to provide for the termination of such recounts if they conflict with other duties of the superintendent; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.